Advanced Form Techniques

Advanced Form Techniques
Access Chapter 8 Advanced Form Techniques

Objectives Create a form in Design view Add a calculated field
Add combo boxes that include selection lists and search boxes Format and resize controls Add command buttons to a form Modify buttons and combo boxes Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Objectives Add an option group and create a macro for the option group
Use tab controls to create a multipage form Add and modify a subform Insert charts Modify a chart type Format a chart Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Plan Ahead Determine the intended audience and the purpose of the form
Determine the source of data for the form Determine the fields that belong on the form Determine any calculations required for the form Determine the organization of the form along with any additional items that should be on the form Determine the format and style of the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Starting Access Note: If you are using Windows XP, see Appendix F for alternate steps Click the Start button on the Windows Vista taskbar to display the Start menu Click All Programs at the bottom of the left pane on the Start menu to display the All Programs list and then click Microsoft Office on the All Programs list to display the Microsoft Office list Click Microsoft Office Access 2007 on the Microsoft Office list to start Access and display the Getting Started with Microsoft Office Access window If the Access window is not maximized, click the Maximize button on its title bar to maximize the window Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Opening a Database Note: If you are using Windows XP, see Appendix F for alternate steps With your USB flash drive connected to one of the computer’s USB ports, click the More button to display the Open dialog box If the Folders list is displayed below the Folders button, click the Folders button to remove the Folders list If necessary, click Computers in the Favorite Links section and then double-click UDISK 2.0 (E:) to select the USB flash drive, Drive E in this case, as the new open location. (Your drive letter might be different) Click JSP Recruiters to select the file name Click the Open button to open the database If a Security Warning appears, click the Options button to display the Microsoft Office Security Options dialog box With the option button to enable the content selected, click the OK button to enable the content Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Creating a Form in Design View
Click Create on the Ribbon to display the Create tab. Click Form Design on the Create tab to create a new form in Design view Hide the Navigation Pane Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display a property sheet With the All tab selected, click the Record Source property, click the arrow, and then click the Client table to select the Client table as the record source Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar, then type Client Master Form as the form name Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the OK button to save the form Click the Caption property in the property sheet, and then type Client View and Update Form as the new caption Close the property sheet by clicking the Property Sheet button on the Design tab Click the Add Existing Fields button to display the Field List Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding Fields to the Form Design
If necessary, click the ‘Show only fields in the current record source’ link at the bottom of the field list to show only the fields in the Client table Drag the Client Number field from the field list to the approximate position Click the Client Name field in the field list While holding the SHIFT key down, click the Postal Code field in the field list to select multiple fields Drag the selected fields to the approximate position Select the Client Type through Current Due fields and then drag the selected fields to the approximate position Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

If controls for any of the fields are not aligned properly, align them by dragging them to the desired location or by using the alignment buttons on the Arrange tab. Close the field list Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Calculated Field to the Form
Click the Text Box tool in the Controls group on the Design tab, and then move the mouse pointer, which has changed shape to a small plus symbol accompanied by a text box Click the position on the previous page to place a text box Click inside the text box and type =[Amount Paid]+[Current Due] as the expression in the text box Click the attached label (the box that contains the word, Text) twice, once to select it and a second time to produce an insertion point Use the DELETE key or the BACKSPACE key to delete the current entry Type Total Amount: as the new entry Ensure that the newly added text box aligns properly with the other controls Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Calculated Field to the Form

Changing the Format of a Field
Click the control for the Total Amount field (the box containing the expression), and then click the Property Sheet button to display the property sheet With the All tab selected, click the Format property, click the Format property box arrow to produce a list of available formats, and then select Currency Click the Decimal Places property, click the Decimal Places property box arrow, and then select 2 Close the property sheet by clicking the Property Sheet button on the Design tab Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Changing the Format of a Field

Adding a Combo Box that Selects Values from a Related Table
With the Use Control Wizards button in the Controls group on the Design tab selected, click the Combo Box (Form Control) tool in the Controls group, and then move the mouse pointer, whose shape has changed to a small plus symbol accompanied by a combo box Click the position to place a combo box If necessary, in the Combo Box Wizard dialog box, click the ‘I want the combo box to look up the values in a table or query.’ option button Click the Next button and then, with the Tables option button selected, click Table: Recruiter to specify that the combo box values will come from the Recruiter table Click the Next button to display the next Combo Box Wizard screen Click the Add Field button to add the Recruiter Number as a field in the combo box Click the First Name field and then click the Add Field button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the Last Name field and then click the Add Field button Click the Next button to display the next Combo Box Wizard screen Click the arrow in the first text box, and then select the Recruiter Number field Click the ‘Hide key column (recommended)’ check box to remove the check mark so that the Recruiter Number field will appear along with the First Name and Last Name fields Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the Next button to display the next Combo Box Wizard screen Click the ‘Store that value in this field:’ option button Because you want to store the value in the Recruiter Number field, click the ‘Store that value in this field:’ box arrow, and then click Recruiter Number Be sure Recruiter Number is entered as the label for the combo box, and then click the Finish button to place the combo box Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Changing the Background Color
Click anywhere in the Detail section but outside all the controls to select the section Click the Fill/Back Color button arrow on the Design tab to display a color palette Click the Light Gray 2 color, the first color in the third row under Standard Colors, to change the background color Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Control Click the Client Number control (the white space, not the label) to select it Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display the property sheet Click the Format tab Change the Font Weight to Semi-bold Change the Special Effect to Sunken Close the Property Sheet by clicking the Property Sheet button Click the Font color arrow on the Design tab to display a color palette Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Control Click the Dark Blue color (the second color from the right in the bottom row) to select it as the font color Click the label for the Client Number field to select it. Click the Italic button on the Design tab to italicize the label. Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display a property sheet Change the Special Effect to Etched Close the property sheet Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Control Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Format Painter
With the Client Number control selected, double-click the Format Painter button on the Design tab Point to the Client Name control Click the Client Name control to assign it the same formatting as the Client Number control Click all the other controls on the form to assign them the same formatting Click the Format Painter button to prevent further format copying Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Format Painter

Resizing Multiple Controls
Click the Client Name control to select it While holding the SHIFT key down, click the Street, City, State, Postal Code, Client Type, Specialties Needed, Amount Paid, Current Due, and Total Amount controls to select them Drag the right sizing handle of any of the selected controls to resize the controls to the approximate size Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Resizing Multiple Controls

Adding a Title and Expand the Form Header Section
Click the Title button on the Design tab to add a Form Header section and to add a control for the title to the Form Header section Drag the lower boundary of the Form Header section down to the approximate position Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Title and Expand the Form Header Section

Adding Command Buttons to a Form
Make sure the Use Control Wizards button is selected Click the Button (Form Control) tool and move the mouse pointer to the approximate position Click the position to display the Command Button Wizard dialog box With Record Navigation selected in the Categories box, click Go To Next Record in the Actions box Click the Next button to display the next Command Button Wizard screen Click the Text option button Because Next Record is the desired text and does not need to be changed, click the Next button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Type Next Record as the name of the button Click the Finish button to finish specifying the button Use the techniques in Steps 1 through 4 to place the Previous Record button directly to the right of the Next Record button. The action is Go To Previous Record in the Record Navigation category. Choose the Text option button and Previous Record on the button, and then type Previous Record as the name of the button Use the techniques in Steps 1 through 4 to place a button directly to the right of the Previous Record button. The action is Add New Record in the Record Operations category. Choose the Text option button and Add Record on the button, and then type Add Record as the name of the button Use the techniques in Steps 1 through 4 to place the Delete Record and Close Form buttons in the positions shown in Figure. For the Delete Record button, the category is Record Operations and the action is Delete Record. For the Close Form button, the category is Form Operations and the action is Close Form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Combo Box that is Used to find a Record
With the Use Control Wizards button selected, click the Combo Box (Form Control) tool and then move the mouse pointer, whose shape has changed to a small plus sign with a combo box Click the position shown in Figure 8–31 to display the Combo Box Wizard Click the ‘Find a record on my form based on the value I selected in my combo box.’ option button. Click the Next button, click the Client Name field, and then click the Add Field button to select the Client Name field for the combo box Click the Next button. Drag the right boundary of the column heading to the approximate size Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the Next button, and then type &Name to Find as the label for the combo box Click the Finish button. Position the control and label in the approximate position Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Placing a Rectangle Click the Rectangle tool in the Controls group on the Design tab, point to the upper-left corner of the rectangle, press the left mouse button, drag the pointer to the lower-right corner of the rectangle, and then release the left mouse button to place the rectangle Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display the property sheet for the rectangle Change the value of the Special Effect property to Etched Make sure the value of the Back Style property is Transparent, so the combo box will appear within the rectangle Close the property sheet. Save and then close the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Placing a Rectangle Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Opening a Form Show the Navigation Pane. Right click the Client Master Form to display the shortcut menu Click Open on the shortcut menu to open the form Hide the Navigation Pane Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Opening a Form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Adding Record Button
Click the Add Record button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Adding Record Button

Using the Combo Box Click the Name to Find box arrow to display a list of client names Click Munn Hospital to display the data for Munn Hospital in the form Click the Next Record button to display the next record Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Combo Box Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying the Add Record Button
Click the View button arrow and then click Design View to return to Design view Click the control for the Client Number field (the white space, not the label), and then click the Property Sheet button to display the property sheet If necessary, click the All tab. Ensure the Name property is selected, click immediately following the word Client, press the DELETE key to delete the space, and then type an underscore (_) to change the name to Client_Number Click the control for the Client Name field to display its property sheet and then change the name to Client_Name Using the same technique, change the name for the controls for the Postal Code, Client Type, Specialties Needed, Amount Paid, Current Due, and Recruiter Number fields by replacing the space with an underscore (_) Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Close the property sheet and then right-click the Add Record button to display a shortcut menu Click Build Event on the shortcut menu to display the macro associated with the On Click event Click the row selector for the third row, the row that contains a criterion, and then press the INSERT key to insert a new row. Click the Action column on the newly inserted row, click the arrow, and select the GoToControl action to indicate that the focus will move to another control Type Client_Number as the Control Name argument Click the Save button on the Quick Access Toolbar to save your changes Click the Close button on the Design tab to close the macro and return to the form design Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying the Combo Box
Click the Name to Find combo box (the white space, not the label), and then click the Property Sheet button Change the name to Name_to_Find Scroll down in the property sheet so that the Row Source property appears, click the Row Source property, and then click the Build button (the three dots) to display the Query Builder. Click the Sort row in the Client Name field, click the box arrow that appears, and then click Ascending to change the order Click the Save button to save your changes Close the Query Builder window by clicking the Close button on the Design tab Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Close the property sheet Click the form selector (the box in the upper-left corner of the form) to select the form Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab, scroll down until the On Current property appears, and then click the On Current property Click the Build button (the three dots) to display the Choose Builder dialog box Click Code Builder in the Choose Builder dialog box, and then click the OK button to display the VBA code generated for the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Press the TAB key and then type Name_to_Find = Client_Number ‘Update the combo box Click the Close button for the Microsoft Visual Basic - JSP Recruiters - window, and then close the Form property sheet Click the Name to Find combo box and then click the Property Sheet button. Scroll down until the Tab Stop property appears, click the Tab Stop property, and then click the Tab Stop property box arrow Click No, and then close the property sheet Save your changes Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Changing the Enabled Property
Click the Total Amount field (the white space, not the label), click the Property Sheet button to display the property sheet, and then scroll down until the Enabled Property appears Click the Enabled property, click the Enabled property arrow, and then click No to change the value from Yes to No Close the property sheet and then save your changes Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding an Option Group With the Use Control Wizards button selected, click the Option Group tool in the Controls group on the Design tab and then move the pointer to the approximate position Click the position to place an option group and start the Option Group Wizard Type Change Address Data in the first row of label names and press the DOWN ARROW key Type Change Other Data in the second row of label names and press the DOWN ARROW key. Type Change All Data in the third row of label names and press the DOWN ARROW key Type View Data Only in the fourth row of label names Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding an Option Group Click the Next button to move to the next Option Group Wizard screen With the ‘Yes, the default choice is’ option button selected, click the arrow and select View Data Only as the default choice Click the Next button to move to the next Option Group Wizard screen and then verify that the values assigned to the labels Click the Next button to move to the next Option Group Wizard screen and then ensure that the ‘Save the value for later use.’ option button is selected Click the Next button to move to the next Option Group Wizard screen and then ensure that the ‘Option buttons’ option button and the Etched option button are selected Click the Next button to move to the next Option Group Wizard screen, type Form Options as the caption, and then click the Finish button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding an Option Group Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Creating a Macro for the Option Group
With the option group selected, click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display a property sheet Change the name to Form_Options Click the After Update property Click the Build button to display the Choose Builder dialog box With Macro Builder selected in the Choose Builder dialog box, click the OK button to create a macro Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the Conditions button, if necessary, to display the Condition column Select SetTempVar as the action on the first row. Enter Optno as the value for the Name argument Enter [Forms]![Client Master Form]![Form_Options] as the value for the Expression argument Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding Actions to the Macro
Add the condition and actions associated with option number 1 and specify the arguments for the actions Add the conditions and actions associated with options 2, 3, and 4 and specify the arguments for the actions Add the RemoveTempVar action and argument Click the Save button to save the macro. Click the Close button on the Design tab to close the macro and return to the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding Actions to the Macro

Creating a Macro for the On Load Property of the Form
Click the form selector (the box in the upper-left corner of the form) to select the form If necessary, click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab, scroll down until the On Load property appears, and then click the On Load property Click the Build button (the three dots) to display the Choose Builder dialog box With Macro Builder selected in the Choose Builder dialog box, click the OK button to create a macro Click the Conditions button, if necessary, to remove the Condition column Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Enter the actions and arguments Save the changes to the macro Click the Close button on the Design tab to close the macro and return to the form Close the property sheet Save and then close the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Creating a Form If necessary, hide the Navigation Pane
Click Create on the Ribbon to display the Create tab Click Form Design on the Create tab to create a new form in Design view Click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display a property sheet With the All tab selected, click the Record Source property, click the arrow that appears, and then click the Recruiter table to select the Recruiter table as the row source Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Creating a Form Close the property sheet
Click the Add Existing Fields button to display a field list, drag the Recruiter Number, First Name, and Last Name fields to the approximate positions Move the attached labels for the First Name and Last Name fields to the positions shown in the figure by dragging their move handles. Close the field list by clicking the Add Existing Fields button a second time Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Creating a Form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using Tab Controls to Create a Multipage Form
Click the Tab Control tool and move the mouse pointer to the approximate location Click the position shown in Figure 8–61 to place a tab control on the form Click the leftmost tab and then click the Property Sheet button on the Design tab to display a property sheet Change the value for the Name property to Datasheet Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Click the second tab without closing the property sheet Change the value for the Name property to Charts Close the property sheet Save the form using the name, Recruiter Seminar Data Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Subform Resize the tab control to the approximate size by dragging the appropriate sizing handles Click the Datasheet tab With the Use Control Wizards button selected, click the Subform/Subreport tool in the Controls group on the Design tab, and then move the mouse pointer to the approximate position Click the position shown to open the SubForm Wizard Be sure the ‘Use existing Tables and Queries’ option button is selected Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Subform Click the Next button to display the next SubForm Wizard screen Click the Tables/Queries box arrow and then click the Recruiters and Seminar Offerings query Click the Add All Fields button Click the Next button Be sure the ‘Choose from a list’ option button is selected Type Seminar Offerings for Recruiter as the name of the subform and then click the Finish button to complete the creation of the subform Save and then close the Recruiter Seminar Data form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Adding a Subform Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying a Subform Show the Navigation Pane, right-click the Seminar Offerings for Recruiter form, and then click Design View on the shortcut menu Click the Recruiter Number control, and then press the DELETE key to delete the control Click the View button to view the subform in Datasheet view. Resize each column to best fit the data by double-clicking the right boundary of the column’s field selector Recruiter Number field removed subform in Datasheet view columns resized Save the subform and then close it Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying a Subform Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

If necessary, show the Navigation Pane, right-click Recruiter Seminar Data, and then click Design View on the shortcut menu Hide the Navigation Pane Click anywhere in the Detail section but outside all the controls to select the section Click the Fill/Back Color button arrow on the Design tab to display a color palette Click the Light Gray 2 color, the first color in the third row under Standard Colors, to change the background color Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Resizing the Subform Resize the subform to the size dragging the right sizing handle Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Inserting Charts Click the Charts tab and then click the Insert Chart tool in the Controls group on the Design tab Move the pointer to the approximate position Click the position shown to display the Chart Wizard dialog box Click the Queries option button in the Chart Wizard dialog box, click the Recruiters and Seminar Offerings query, and then click the Next button Select the Seminar Number and Hours Spent fields by clicking them and then clicking the Add Field button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Inserting Charts Click the Next button
Click the Pie chart, the chart in the lower-left corner Click the Next button, type Hours Spent by Seminar Offering as the title, and then click the Finish button Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Inserting Charts Use the techniques shown in Steps 1 through 6 to add a second chart at the position. In this chart, select Hours Remaining instead of Hours Spent and type Hours Remaining by Seminar Offering as the title of the chart instead of Hours Spent by Seminar Offering Save your changes Close the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Inserting Charts Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Form Show the Navigation Pane, open the Recruiter Seminar Data form in Form view, and hide the Navigation Pane With the Datasheet tab selected, click the Next Record button at the bottom of the form to move to the second record in the Recruiter table Click the Charts tab to display the charts Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Using the Form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying a Chart Type Right-click the Hours Spent by Seminar Offering chart to display a shortcut menu Point to Chart Object on the shortcut menu to display the Chart Object submenu Click Edit on the Chart Object submenu to edit the chart and display the underlying chart data in datasheet view Right-click the chart to display the shortcut menu for editing the chart Click the Chart Type command on the shortcut menu to display the Chart Type dialog box Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying a Chart Type Click the chart sub-type in the middle of the first row of chart sub-types to select it as the chart sub-type Click the OK button to change the chart sub-type. Click outside the chart and the datasheet to deselect the chart Make the same change to the other chart Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Modifying a Chart Type Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Chart Right-click the Hours Spent by Seminar Offering chart to display a shortcut menu, point to Chart Object on the shortcut menu to display the Chart Object submenu, and then click Edit on the Chart Object submenu Right-click the legend to display a shortcut menu, and then click Format Legend on the shortcut menu to display the Format Legend dialog box Click the Placement tab Click the Bottom option button to specify that the legend should appear at the bottom of the chart Click the OK button to place the legend at the location you selected Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Chart Right-click the pie chart to display a shortcut menu, and then click Format Data Series on the shortcut menu to display the Format Data Series dialog box Click the Data Labels tab Click the Percentage check box to specify that percentages are to be included Click the OK button to include percentages on the chart Click outside the chart and the datasheet to deselect the chart Make the same changes to the other chart Save and then close the form Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Formatting a Chart Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Quitting Access Click the Close button on the right side of the Access title bar to quit Access Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Summary Create a form in Design view Add a calculated field
Add combo boxes that include selection lists and search boxes Format and resize controls Add command buttons to a form Modify buttons and combo boxes Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

Summary Add an option group and create a macro for the option group
Use tab controls to create a multipage form Add and modify a subform Insert charts Modify a chart type Format a chart Microsoft Office 2007: Comprehensive Concepts and Techniques - Windows Vista Edition

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